Shloka 12
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
भरतश्रेष्ठ] तब पुरुषप्रवर सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने शंख बजाकर पुनः शीघ्र ही भारतीय सेनापर धावा किया ।। स कक्षेडग्निरिवोत्सृष्टो निर्दहंस्तरसा रिपून् | मध्ये भारतसैन्यानामार्जुनि: पर्यवर्तत,सूखे जंगलमें छोड़ी हुई आगके समान वेगसे शत्रुओंको दग्ध करता हुआ अभिमन्यु कौरव-सेनाके बीचमें विचरने लगा
sañjaya uvāca |
sa kakṣed agnir ivotsṛṣṭo nirdahaṁs tarasā ripūn |
madhye bhāratasainyānām ārjuniḥ paryavartata ||
Sanjaya said: Like a fire released into a dry thicket, Abhimanyu—Arjuna’s son—moved about in the midst of the Bharata host, swiftly scorching the enemy ranks with irresistible force. The verse highlights the fierce momentum of a young warrior acting in loyal service to his side, where valor and duty in war manifest as overwhelming, almost elemental power.
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